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*** [[Word of God|Russell T Davies]] actually speculated in the episode commentary for "The Blood Line" that {{spoiler|the Blessing may have only removed Jack's [[Healing Factor]], and that were he to have died during the Miracle, he would have revived as normal.}}
* [[Call Back]]: Jack directly compares himself to the Doctor, and takes on human companions. {{spoiler|He also admits that they 'kill him', just as his role model once said.}}
** Jack also invokes the names of several alien races featured in both ''[[
* [[Camera Sniper]]: Gwen is in Venice Beach, and we see that someone's watching her through the shutter of the camera they're using to photograph her. The shot even pulls back to show the person with the long range lens.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: In the first couple of episodes, we meet a few of Esther's CIA Watch coworkers. In Episode 8, {{spoiler|one of them is revealed to be a [[The Mole|mole]] for the Families}}.
* [[The Conspiracy]]: The surface is still barely scratched by episode 6
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The brainworm in the episode 7 flashback is one of the [[The Sarah Jane Adventures|Trickster's]] [[Doctor Who
** UNIT, the Silurians and the Racnoss also get mentioned at one point or another.
** And, of course, the Doctor.
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** This is also a [[Call Back]] to a catchphrase used by the Tenth Doctor many times.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{spoiler|After learning that Category 1 patients are burned alive, Rex states how we all know what comes next; and soon convicted felons, illegal immigrants, or anyone that "We just don't like" will also be incinerated. He's more or less right. Category 0 patients are those that would be facing the death penalty. It's never shown if illegal immigrants will face it; but the long term plan is in fact for the families to use it to kill all those they don't want.}}
* [["Friend or Idol?" Decision]]: For the Torchwood team, the friend is {{spoiler|Esther}} and the idol is {{spoiler|mortality}}. They choose {{spoiler|the idol.}}
* [[Gayngst]]: Although Captain Jack Harkness is absolutely devoid of any shame about his [[Anything That Moves|sexuality]], his boyfriend Angelo suffers from deep-seated religious gayngst due to being raised Catholic in a small Italian town. With terrible consequences for poor Jack...
* {{spoiler|[[A Wizard Did It|A Giant Symbiotic Vagina Did It]]}}: Basically what caused the Miracle.
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